The photography project #RefugeeCameras started in December 2015.
Kevin gave single-use cameras to Refugees he met in Izmir, Lesbos, Athens and Idomeni. 3 months later, 7 out of 15 cameras came back in their prepared envelopes: 1 camera got lost, 2 got confiscated by the border authorities and another 2 are still in Izmir, because the refugees failed to reach the shores of a greek island. 3 other cameras and refugees are missing until today.
With this photography project Kevin tries to give one of the best documented historic events of our time a new perspective – and last but not least the refugees themselves the opportunity to document their own journey through photography. Lets try to see the individual behind the anonymous concept of a “refugee”.
TOUR-HISTORY:
HAMBURG [GER]
April 01-03, 2016 • Basecamp Hamburg • [ Facebook Event ] • [ Images ] and [ Video ]
BERLIN [GER]
June 10-12, 2016 • Spreewerkstätten • [ Facebook Event ] • [ Images ] and [ Video ]
HANNOVER [GER]
June 15-19, 2016 • LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism • [ Facebok Event ] • [ Images ] and [ RTL-TV Follow Up ]
EDINBURGH [SCO]
July 01-21, 2016 • Retina Scottish International Photography Festival • [ Images ]
MILAN [IT]
Sep 08-12, 2016 • Milano Film Festival 2016 • [ Images ]
PALERMO [IT]
Oct 11-25, 2016 • Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Palermo with Goethe Institute Palermo at “Festival delle letterature migranti”
BERLIN [DE]
Nov 2, 2016 • Spreespeicher with GIZ
COPENHAGEN [DK]
Jan 27-29, 2017 • KPH Volume with NYT Europa [ Facebook Event ] • [ Images ]
BIELEFELD [GER]
Mar 09 – Apr 09, 2017 • Volkshochschule Bielefeld
LONDON [GB]:
May 26 • Presentation at European Parliament in the UK • [ Register for Tickets ]
BERLIN [GER]:
June 3, 2017 • Malzwiese Festival • [ Facebook Event ]
BONN [GER]:
June 6 – 19, 2017 • GIZ Bonn • [ Invitation Vernissage ]
BERLIN [GER]:
Oct 22, 2017 • Q Berlin
LONDON [UK]:
Nov 17, 2017 • Senate House London with Human Rights Consortium
LÜNEBURG [GER]:
Jan 10, 201 • Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
#RefugeeCameras in the media
Most of these photographers received new cameras to document their live as a refugee in Germany. So this project ( hopefully ) will be continued.